Question

Suppose a researcher finds that a new type of treatment program is effective for treating substance abuse problems in a residential center. However, when the program is tried in other cities and with individuals in different stages of recovery, the program is less successful. Which of the following best explains why?

A) The initial study was unscientific.
B)		The results of studies do not always apply to different contexts and situations.
C)		The initial study was correlational.

Answer 1

Answer option b.

The results of studies do not always apply to different contexts and situations.

There are plenty of factors that contribute to this conclusion such as gender, age, culture, religion, educational level etc. People are different and the environment where they grow up and live are different. So, most of the time, studies done in one part of the world may not be applicable to people live in some other place. Most of the psychological experiments and theories were done in Western countries and the results were thrust upon the other part of the world which is unfair.